collections in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for collections in the English»French Dictionary

collection [Brit kəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am kəˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. collection U (collecting):

collection (of objects)

ramassage m

collection (of old clothes, newspapers etc)

collecte f

collection (of information, facts, evidence, data)

rassemblement m

collection (of rent)

encaissement m

collection (of debt)

recouvrement m

collection (of tax)

perception f

collection (of post)

levée f

the collection of money

la collecte

your suit/bicycle is ready for collection

votre costume/vélo est prêt

2. collection (set of collected items):

collection (of coins, stamps, books, records etc)

collection f

collection (anthology)

recueil m

an odd collection of people

un mélange curieux de gens

autumn/spring collection FASHION

collection d'automne/de printemps

3. collection (sum of money collected):

collection (gen)

collecte f (for pour)

collection (in church)

quête f

collection (for charity)

quête f

collection (for charity)

collecte f (for au profit de)

to make or organize a collection

faire la quête, organiser une collecte

data collection N

data collection

collecte f de données

collection plate N

collection plate

plat m de quête

collection point N

collection point (for parcels)

guichet m de retrait des paquets

collection point (for goods)

guichet m de retrait des marchandises

collection point (for donations, recycling)

dépôt m (for de)

rubbish collection N Brit

rubbish collection

ramassage m des ordures

art collection N

art collection (of paintings)

collection f de tableaux

art collection (of other artworks)

collection f d'œuvres d'art

refuse collection N

refuse collection

ramassage m des ordures

tax collection N

tax collection

perception f des impôts

Translations for collections in the French»English Dictionary

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les tableaux proviennent de collections privées

the paintings come from private collections

bêtisier

collection of howlers inf

collections in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for collections in the English»French Dictionary

collection [kəˈlekʃən] N

1. collection (money gathered):

collection

collecte f

to have a collection for sth

faire une collecte pour qc

2. collection (object collected):

collection

collection f

3. collection fig (large number):

collection

collection f

4. collection (range of designed clothes):

collection

collection f

winter/spring collection

collection d'hiver/de printemps

5. collection (act of getting):

collection of rubbish

ramassage m

refuse collection N

refuse collection

ramassage m des ordures

art collection N (paintings)

art collection

collection f de tableaux

stamp collection N

stamp collection

collection f de timbres

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motley collection

hétéroclite

Translations for collections in the French»English Dictionary

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collecte

collection

levée

collection

heures de levée

collection times

déchetterie

waste collection centre Brit

déchetterie

waste collection center Am

recueil

collection

recueil de documents

collection of documents

recouvrement de l'impôt, des impayés

collection

collections Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a collection for sth

faire une collecte pour qc

winter/spring collection

collection d'hiver/de printemps

to take up a collection

faire la quête

to be the jewel of a collection

être le (plus beau) fleuron d'une collection

to make a collection for sb/sth

quêter pour qn/qc

the museum has a collection of two hundred items ...

deux cents pièces sont rassemblées au musée ...

the complete collection of X's works

toute la collection des œuvres de X

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He published just two collections of madrigals with profane texts, one in 1555 and another in 1586.

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Very few of the collections are named in the display.

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The most valuable collections are housed in geodesic glass building, with additional aircraft displayed on the surrounding grounds.

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It consists of five short story collections by various authors and two novels.

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A number of her poems have been reprinted in subsequent collections.

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In the following years, the cans have spread to various art collections all over the world and netted large prices, far outstripping inflation.

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Collections of sketches continued to follow almost annually at times, with a mixture of whimsy, parody, nonsense, and satire that was never bitter.

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Gray also built up huge collections of fine art, antique books and rare plants.

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He has published a number of short story collections and novels.

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To complete the list of his miscellaneous works, two collections of pieces, written and partly published at different times, may be mentioned.

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